The Baltimore Ravens have plenty of draft capital incoming that they can use to improve and upgrade their team. The franchise is currently slated to have 10 picks in the upcoming 2022 draft, with many of those selections coming from moves they made or compensation for players that they lost in 2021 free agency.
One of the players who moved on from the organization last offseason was outside linebacker Matthew Judon, who signed a four-year, $56 million contract with the New England Patriots. He had a phenomenal first year under Bill Belichick, racking up 60 total tackles and 12.5 sacks. However, despite his career year, it appears likely that Baltimore will only receive a fourth-round compensatory pick for the star after he was given All-AFC honors but not All-NFL honors by the Pro Football Writers of America.
The last piece of the compensatory pick puzzle is in.
Matt Judon was only named All-AFC, not All-NFL. That gives his contract a 5 point boost, but that might not be enough to boost his contract value into the 3rd round. But he’s closer to the bubble of that cutoff now. https://t.co/tpHi2Vhued
— Nick Korte (@nickkorte) January 24, 2022
Nick Korte of Over The Cap detailed why the Ravens appear in line for only a fourth-round pick instead of a third rounder, but also says that Judon is closer to the bubble of the cutoff between the two rounds. Compensatory picks are awarded to teams based off of a formula that includes a multitude of components, including snap counts, awards, and average salary per year of the contract signed (APY).
Baltimore is also in-line to receive a fourth-round compensatory pick for the departure of outside linebacker Yannick Ngakoue, as well as an additional third rounder for the Houston Texans hiring former wide receivers coach David Culley as their head coach under the Rooney Rule.